I adore signed copies, but have actually never met an author in real life (awesome credentials for a book blogger, I know). There’s just something way more meaningful about having signed copies of my favorite books, though.

I usually just have friends & family go to signings or authors/publishers will send me books that are already signed (all of which involves some seriously wonderful people). But sometimes I track down books through the small bookstores that get a lot of authors on tour stops. You can preorder a signed + personalized copy if you know about the author’s visit in advance, or you can just scroll through the list of signed copies they have in stock! So here’s a list of stores I’ve used before.

(PS: most sites ask that you specify in the order comments that you’d like a signed copy… otherwise you might just be buying the plain book).

This is my local bookstore that does SUCH an amazing job with their events. They’re on the smaller side, but still pull in some really big names. They’re really great about getting children’s authors, too. You can preorder books to be signed & personalized at events or call the store to see which signed copies they have in stock!

This bookstore has been so incredibly kind and helpful that I can’t recommend them enough. They have a ton of signed first editions available and even more that you can preorder to be signed & personalized at their upcoming events. Their international shipping is really reasonable, too!

Ok it took me forever to discover that Target had a whole section of signed books. I don’t usually buy books from Target, but their signed book prices are awesome! Other big bookstores like Books-A-Million and Barnes & Noble also have signed books.

This book festival is amazing because they let you buy books online to be personalized + signed and shipped to you. So even if you aren’t able to attend, you can still pick from a pretty impressive range of YA authors!

I linked to their calendar and think they have some great authors stopping by!

I’ll keep adding stores as I find them, but those are the ones I’ve tried so far and liked! Let me know in the comments if there are some others you use (or if you know of some good international sites).

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Hi! I'm Cait. My childhood dream was to own Belle's library & not much has changed. Books are kind of my life right now, so you can usually find me fangirling over fictional characters on social media!